Motivating children to learn: the role of technology education |
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Authors: | Coral Campbell Beverley Jane |
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Institution: | (1) Deakin University, Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia;(2) Monash University, Peninsula Campus, Mornington, VIC, Australia |
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Abstract: | Design and technology education provides children with opportunities to create solutions to specific needs in innovative ways.
This paper reports on research that focused on the language that the children used when they were involved in a design and
technology activity. In accessing the results of the language study, the findings suggest that the children’s motivation was
high and played a significant role in children’s task engagement and persistence. Analysis revealed that there were several
key ideas that the children focused on, namely: the fun experienced by participating in the activity, the difficulty of doing
the task, the satisfaction of completing the task, the importance of social interaction and the frustrations surrounding aspects
of the task. These affective factors that are related directly to motivation will be demonstrated through the children’s language
responses to their participation in design and technology education. |
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